[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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