[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 31761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10973]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Dixie National Forest, Intermountain Region, Utah

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to revise the Land and Resource Management 
Plan (Forest Plan) for the Dixie National Forest.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the intent of the Dixie National Forest 
to revise their Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan). The 
revision will start under the 1982 planning regulations (36 CFR part 
219). Initial steps of the revision process will focus on a 
communication strategy, organizing the revision team, information 
needs, resource inventory reviews, and establishing a Forest Plan 
revision mailing list. The forest is developing a communication 
strategy to engage interested people and groups early in the revision 
process. Public involvement is critical and will be requested 
throughout the revision effort. The Forest Plan revision will be done 
jointly with the fishlake National Forest.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments concerning this notice, communication 
strategy and requests to be added to the Forest plan revision mailing 
list to Mary Wagner, Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest, 1789 N. 
Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, UT 84720.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Erba, Forest Planner, Dixie 
National Forest, 1789 N. Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, UT 84720; phone 
(435) 865-3737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Plan for the Dixie National 
Forest was completed in September 1986 and will remain in effect and 
continue to be implemented until the Plan is revised. In the past, a 
``Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement'' was 
issued at the beginning of the forest planning process. This Notice 
addresses initiation of revision where the focus will be on 
collaboration with the public, organizing the revision team and 
information evaluation. Once the scope of the revision is better 
understood, the Forest will issue another Notice to prepare the 
Environmental Impact Statement.
    This Notice initiates revision under the 1982 planning regulations 
(36 CFR part 219). The Forest Service is also preparing new draft 
planning regulations expected to be issued in the spring of 2002. Since 
these new regulations will reflect the latest national thinking on land 
and resource management planning, the Forest wills seriously consider 
switching to, and completing the forest plan revision under, the new 
regulations when they are finalized. An additional Notice will be 
issued if the Forest decides to switch.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22, Forest Service Handbook 
1909.15, Section 21).

    Dated: April 26, 2002.
Mary Wagner,
Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest.
[FR Doc. 02-10973 Filed 5-9-02; 8:45 am]
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