[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59775-59777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29780]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Land and Resource Management Plan Revision Schedule

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Land and Resource Management Planning Rule 
adopted in November 2000, the Chief of the Forest Service has developed 
a Plan Revision Schedule for National Forest System units that have not 
completed revisions of their plans. This notice sets out the schedule 
and an explanation of some of the factors that affected scheduling 
decisions.

ADDRESSES: Questions about the revision schedule can be sent to the 
Director, Ecosystem Management Coordination Staff (3CEN Yates), Forest 
Service, USDA, PO Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Liu, Planning Staff, EMC, (202) 
205-1329; or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chief's Land and Resource Management 
Plan (LRMP) Revision Schedule sets priorities for plan revisions based 
on several considerations. Those National Forest System (NFS) units 
facing a multitude of ecological and social concerns such as impaired 
waters, imperiled species, fire risk, forest health, undue human 
pressure, or persistent poverty were considered as high priorities for 
revision. Although the National Forest Management Act requires LRMPs to 
be revised at least every 15 years, funding and staffing shortages have 
prevented many National Forests and Grasslands from undertaking and 
completing plan revisions. In an effort to further reduce departures 
from the 15-year requirement, the schedule also gives priority to 
scheduling plan revisions that have not met the 15-year revision 
requirement. NFS units with recent significant amendments without the 
issues identified previously were considered as low priorities for 
revision. There was also an attempt to group NFS units with similar 
ecological, social, and economic settings to improve planning 
efficiency and, thereby, reduce planning costs.
    The three tables at the end of this document display the National 
LRMP Revision Schedule for each unit of the National Forest System. 
Table 1 lists anticipated start dates for new plan revisions. Table 2 
lists plan revisions already underway. The lists in Tables 1 and 2 are 
not organized by Region but are listed sequentially in order of the 
revision initiation date. Table 3 lists plan revisions completed as of 
November 1, 2001.
    Publication of this schedule does not constitute an initiation of a 
plan revision process for any NFS unit. In addition, this notice and 
publication of the schedule does not, in itself, constitute an action 
subject to the NEPA procedures of 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 or Forest 
Service Handbook 1909.15. Finally, the Revision Schedule will be 
revised as needed to account for new information and changed 
conditions. Future changes to the schedule will be posted on the Forest 
Service Ecosystem Management Coordination staff website at 
www.fs.fed.us/emc.

    Dated: November 21, 2001.
Dale N. Bosworth,
Chief.

                                     Table 1.--Forest Plans Needing Revision
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                                                                             Required     Revision     Revision
        Region                   State             Administrative unit       revision    initiation   completion
                                                                               date         date         date
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R-1...................  MT                      Lolo National Forest.....         2001         2002         2006
R-4...................  UT                      Dixie National Forest....         2001         2002         2006
R-4...................  UT                      Fishlake National Forest.         2001         2002         2006
R-4...................  UT                      Manti-LaSal National              2001         2002         2006
                                                 Forest.
R-8...................  AR                      Ouachita National Forest.         2001         2002         2006
R-8...................  AR                      Ozark-St. Francis                 2001         2002         2006
                                                 National Forest.
R-9...................  MO                      Mark Twain National               2001         2002         2006
                                                 Forest.
R-9...................  OH                      Wayne National Forest....         2003         2002         2006
R-9...................  WV                      Monongahela National              2001         2002         2006
                                                 Forest.
R-1...................  ID                      Clearwater National               2002         2003         2007
                                                 Forest.
R-1...................  ID                      Nez Perce National Forest         2002         2003         2007
R-1...................  MT                      Bitterroot National               2002         2003         2007
                                                 Forest.
R-4...................  NV                      Humboldt-Toiyabe National         2001         2003         2007
                                                 Forest.
R-6...................  WA                      Colville National Forest.         2003         2003         2007
R-6...................  WA                      Okanogan National Forest.         2004         2003         2007
R-6...................  WA                      Wenatchee National Forest         2005         2003         2007
R-9...................  MI                      Hiawatha National Forest.         2001         2003         2007
R-9...................  MI                      Huron-Manistee National           2001         2003         2007
                                                 Forest.
R-9...................  MI                      Ottawa National Forest...         2001         2003         2007
R-9...................  PA                      Allegheny National Forest         2001         2003         2007
R-1...................  MT                      Custer National Forest...         2002         2004         2008
R-1...................  MT                      Gallatin National Forest.         2002         2004         2008
R-2...................  WY                      Shoshone National Forest.         2001         2004         2008
R-4...................  UT                      Ashley National Forest...         2001         2004         2008
R-5...................  CA                      Inyo National Forest.....         2003         2004         2008
R-5...................  CA                      Sequoia National Forest..         2003         2004         2008
R-5...................  CA                      Sierra National Forest...         2007         2004         2008
R-6...................  OR                      Malheur National Forest..         2005         2004         2008
R-6...................  OR                      Umatilla National Forest.         2005         2004         2008
R-6...................  OR                      Wallowa-Whitman National          2005         2004         2008
                                                 Forest.
R-8...................  KY                      Land Between the Lakes              NA         2004         2008
                                                 National Forest (new
                                                 plan).
R-1...................  MT                      Helena National Forest...         2001         2005         2009

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R-1...................  MT                      Lewis & Clark National            2001         2005         2009
                                                 Forest.
R-3...................  AZ                      Coronado National Forest.         2001         2005         2009
R-3...................  AZ                      Kaibab National Forest            2003         2005         2009
                                                 (North Kaibab Ranger
                                                 District Only).
R-3...................  AZ                      Tonto National Forest             2000         2005         2009
                                                 (Except the Payson
                                                 Ranger District).
R-4...................  ID                      Salmon-Challis National           2002         2005         2009
                                                 Forest.
R-4...................  WY                      Bridger-Teton National            2005         2005         2009
                                                 Forest.
R-8...................  MS                      National Forests in               2000         2005         2009
                                                 Mississippi.
R-8...................  NC                      Nantahala-Pisgah National         2002         2005         2009
                                                 Forest.
R-8...................  NC                      Uwharrie National Forest.         2001         2005         2009
R-3...................  AZ                      Apache-Sitgreaves                 2002         2006         2010
                                                 National Forest.
R-3...................  AZ                      Coconino National Forest.         2002         2006         2010
R-3...................  AZ                      Kaibab (Except the North          2003         2006         2010
                                                 Kaibab Ranger District).
R-3...................  AZ                      Prescott National Forest.         2002         2006         2010
R-3...................  AZ                      Tonto National Forest             2000         2006         2010
                                                 (Payson Ranger District
                                                 Only).
R-3...................  NM                      Cibola National Forest            2000         2006         2010
                                                 (Magdalena Ranger
                                                 District Only).
R-3...................  NM                      Gila National Forest.....         2001         2006         2010
R-3...................  NM                      Lincoln National Forest..         2001         2006         2010
R-5...................  CA                      Lassen National Forest...         2008         2006         2010
R-5...................  CA                      Modoc National Forest....         2006         2006         2010
R-5...................  CA                      Plumas National Forest...         2003         2006         2010
R-6...................  OR                      Fremont National Forest..         2004         2006         2010
R-6...................  OR                      Winema National Forest...         2005         2006         2010
R-3...................  NM                      Carson National Forest...         2001         2007         2011
R-3...................  NM                      Cibola National Forest            2000         2007         2011
                                                 (Except Magdalena Ranger
                                                 District).
R-3...................  NM                      Santa Fe National Forest.         2002         2007         2011
R-5...................  CA                      Eldorado National Forest.         2004         2007         2011
R-5...................  CA                      Lake Tahoe Basin                  2003         2007         2011
                                                 Management Unit.
R-5...................  CA                      Stanislaus National               2006         2007         2011
                                                 Forest.
R-5...................  CA                      Tahoe National Forest....         2005         2007         2011
R-6...................  OR                      Deschutes National Forest         2005         2007         2011
R-6...................  OR                      Ochoco National Forest...         2004         2007         2011
R-6...................  OR                      Rogue River National              2005         2007         2011
                                                 Forest.
R-6...................  OR                      Siskiyou National Forest.         2004         2007         2011
R-6...................  OR                      Umpqua National Forest...         2005         2007         2011
R-6...................  WA                      Gifford Pinchot National          2005         2007         2011
                                                 Forest.
R-5...................  CA                      Klamath National Forest..         2010         2008         2012
R-5...................  CA                      Mendocino National Forest         2010         2008         2012
R-5...................  CA                      Shasta-Trinity National           2010         2008         2012
                                                 Forest.
R-5...................  CA                      Six Rivers National               2010         2008         2012
                                                 Forest.
R-6...................  OR                      Mt. Hood National Forest.         2005         2008         2012
R-6...................  OR                      Siuslaw National Forest..         2005         2008         2012
R-6...................  OR                      Willamette National               2005         2008         2012
                                                 Forest.
R-6...................  WA                      Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie              2005         2008         2012
                                                 National Forest.
R-6...................  WA                      Olympic National Forest..         2005         2008         2012
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                                    Table 2.--Plan Revisions Already Underway
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                                                                             Required     Revision     Revision
        Region                   State             Administrative unit       revision    initiation   completion
                                                                               date         date         date
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R-10..................  AK                      Chugach National Forest..         1999         1997         2002
R-1...................  ND                      Dakota Prairie National             NA         1997         2002
                                                 Grasslands.
R-2...................  CO                      White River National              1999         1997         2002
                                                 Forest.
R-2...................  NE                      Nebraska National Forest.         1999         1997         2002
R-2...................  WY                      Thunder Basin National            2000         1997         2002
                                                 Grasslands.
R-8...................  NC                      Croatan National Forest..         2001         1996         2002
R-8...................  AL                      National Forests in               2001         1996         2003
                                                 Alabama.
R-2...................  WY                      Medicine Bow National             2000         1999         2004
                                                 Forest (Except Thunder
                                                 Basin National
                                                 Grasslands).
R-4...................  ID                      Boise National Forest....         2005         1998         2002
R-4...................  ID                      Caribou National Forest..         2000         1999         2002
R-4...................  ID                      Payette National Forest..         2003         1998         2002
R-4...................  ID                      Sawtooth National Forest.         2002         1999         2002
R-4...................  UT                      Uinta National Forest....         1999         1999         2002
R-4...................  UT                      Wasatch-Cache National            2000         1999         2002
                                                 Forest.
R-8...................  GA                      Chattahoochee-Oconee              2000         1996         2003
                                                 National Forest.
R-8...................  KY                      Daniel Boone National             2000         1996         2003
                                                 Forest.
R-8...................  SC                      Francis Marion-Sumter             2000         1996         2003
                                                 National Forest (Sumter
                                                 Only).
R-8...................  TN                      Cherokee National Forest.         2001         1996         2003
R-8...................  VA                      George Washington-                2000         1996         2003
                                                 Jefferson National
                                                 Forest (Jefferson Only).

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R-9...................  WI                      Chequamegon-Nicolet               2001         1996         2003
                                                 National Forest.
R-1...................  MT                      Kootenai National Forest.         2002         1996         2004
R-9...................  MN                      Chippewa National Forest.         2001         1997         2003
R-9...................  MN                      Superior National Forest.         2001         1997         2003
R-9...................  IL                      Midewin National                    NA         1998         2002
                                                 Tallgrass Prairie (New
                                                 Plan).
R-2...................  CO                      Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-           1998         1999         2004
                                                 Gunnison National Forest.
R-2...................  CO                      San Juan National Forest.         1998         1999         2004
R-2...................  WY                      Bighorn National Forest..         2000         1999         2004
R-2...................  CO                      Pike-San Isabel National          1999         1999         2005
                                                 Forest.
R-9...................  IL                      Shawnee National Forest..         2001         2000         2004
R-9...................  IN                      Hoosier National Forest..         2000         2000         2004
R-9...................  NH                      White Mountain National           2001         2000         2004
                                                 Forest.
R-5...................  CA                      Angeles National Forest..         2002         2001         2005
R-5...................  CA                      Cleveland National Forest         2001         2001         2005
R-5...................  CA                      Los Padres National               2003         2001         2005
                                                 Forest.
R-5...................  CA                      San Bernardino National           2004         2001         2005
                                                 Forest.
R-1...................  ID                      Idaho Panhandle National          2002         2001         2005
                                                 Forest.
R-1...................  MT                      Beaverhead-Deerlodge              2001         2001         2005
                                                 National Forest.
R-1...................  MT                      Flathead National Forest.         2001         2001         2005
R-9...................  VT                      Green Mountain and Finger         2002         2001         2005
                                                 Lakes National Forest.
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                            Table 3.--Plan Revisions Completed as of November 1, 2001
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                                                                             Required     Revision     Revision
        Region                   State             Administrative unit       revision    initiation   completion
                                                                               date         date         date
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R-2...................  CO                      Araphaho-Roosevelt         ...........  ...........         1998
                                                 National Forest.
R-2...................  CO                      Rio Grande National        ...........  ...........         1997
                                                 Forest.
R-2...................  CO                      Routt National Forest....  ...........  ...........         1998
R-2...................  SD                      Black Hills National       ...........  ...........         1997
                                                 Forest.
R-4...................  ID                      Targhee National Forest..  ...........  ...........         1997
R-8...................  FL                      National Forests in        ...........  ...........         1999
                                                 Florida.
R-8...................  LA                      Kisatchie National Forest  ...........  ...........         1999
R-8...................  PR                      Caribbean National Forest  ...........  ...........         1997
R-8...................  SC                      Francis Marion-Sumter      ...........  ...........         1996
                                                 National Forest (Francis
                                                 Marion Only).
R-8...................  TX                      National Forests and       ...........  ...........         1996
                                                 Grasslands in Texas.
R-8...................  VA                      George Washington-         ...........  ...........         1993
                                                 Jefferson National
                                                 Forest (George
                                                 Washington Only).
R-10..................  AK                      Tongass National Forest..  ...........  ...........         1997
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