[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 17008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8483]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Kootenai (KNF) and Idaho Panhandle National Forests (IPNF); 
Montana, Idaho and Washington; Extension of Scoping For Revised Land 
and Resource Management Plans

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Extension of the scoping period in conjunction with revision of 
the Land and Resource Management Plans (hereafter referred to as Forest 
Plan or Plans) for the Kootenai and Idaho Panhandle National Forests 
(Kootenai Idaho Panhandle Zone, hereafter referred to as KIPZ) located 
in Lincoln, Sanders, and Flathead countries in Montana; Bonner, 
Boundary, Kootenai, Shoshone, Benewah, Latah, and Clearwater counties 
in Idaho; and Pend Oreille county in Washington.

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SUMMARY: The scoping period has been extended for the proposed revised 
Forest Plans and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The original 
notice of intent was published in the Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 
83, on page 21210, on April 30, 2002 as FR Doc. 02-10548.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received 
in writing by May 30, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments and suggestions to Forest Supervisor, 
c/o Forest Plan Revision, Kootenai National Forest, 1101 W Hwy 2, 
Libby, MT 59923.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Krueger at (406) 293-6211 or Gary 
Ford at (208) 765-7478.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The scoping period has been extended to May 
30, 2003, to provide additional time for public access to the Analysis 
of the Management Situation report. Comments received during the 
scoping period will be used to develop alternatives in the DEIS.

    Dated: April 1, 2003.
Bob Castaneda,
Kootenai Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 03-8483 Filed 4-7-03; 8:45 am]
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