[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72135-72136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30687]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notice of Appealable 
Decisions for the Northern Region; Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and 
portions of South Dakota and Eastern Washington

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by all 
Ranger Districts, Forests, and the Regional Office of the Northern 
Region to publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 
36 CFR 215 and

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217 and to publish notices for public comment and notice of decision 
subject to the provisions of 36 CFR 215. The intended effect of this 
action is to inform interested members of the public which newspapers 
will be used to publish legal notices for public comment or decisions; 
thereby allowing them to receive constructive notice of a decision, to 
provide clear evidence of timely notice, and to achieve consistency in 
administering the appeals process.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in the listed newspapers will begin 
with decisions subject to appeal that are made on or after December 1, 
2002. The list of newspapers will remain in effect until another notice 
is published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Appeals and Litigation Group Leader; 
Northern Region; P.O. Box 7669; Missoula, Montana 59807. Phone: (406) 
329-3696.
    The newspapers to be used are as follows:

Northern Regional Office

    Regional Forester decisions in Montana: The Missoulian, Great Falls 
Tribune, and The Billings Gazette.
    Regional Forester decisions in Northern Idaho and Eastern 
Washington: The Spokesman Review.
    Regional Forester decisions in North Dakota: Bismarck Tribune.
    Regional Forester decisions in South Dakota: Rapid City Journal.
    Beaverhead/Deerlodge--Montana Standard.
    Bitterroot--Ravalli Republic.
    Clearwater--Lewiston Morning Tribune.
    Custer--Billings Gazette (Montana).
    Rapid City Journal (South Dakota).
    Dakota Prairie National Grasslands--Bismark Tribune (North and 
South Dakota).
    Flathead--Daily Inter Lake.
    Gallatin--Bozeman Chronicle.
    Helena--Independent Record.
    Idaho Panhandle--Spokesman Review.
    Kootenai--Daily Inter Lake.
    Lewis & Clark--Great Falls Tribune.
    Lolo--Missoulian.
    Nez Perce--Lewiston Morning Tribune.
    Supplemental notices may be placed in any newspaper, but time 
frames/deadlines will be calculated based upon notices in newspapers of 
record listed above.

    Dated: November 25, 2002.
Kathleen A McAllister,
Deputy Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 02-30687 Filed 12-3-02; 8:45 am]
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