[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16993]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Annual List of Newspapers To Be Used by the Alaska Region for 
Publication of Legal Notices of Proposed Actions and Legal Notices of 
Decisions Subject to Administrative Appeal

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that Ranger Districts, 
Forests, and the Regional Office of the Alaska Region will use to 
publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR 
part 215 and to publish legal notices for public comment on actions 
subject to the notice and comment provisions of 36 CFR part 215, as 
updated on June 4, 2003. The intended effect of this action is to 
inform interested members of the public which newspapers will be used 
to publish legal notice of actions subject to the public comment and 
decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 215, thereby allowing 
them to receive constructive notice of a decision or proposed action, 
to provide clear evidence of timely notice, and to achieve consistency 
in administering the appeals process.

ADDRESSES: Robin Dale, Alaska Region Group Leader for Appeals, 
Litigation and FOIA; Forest Service, Alaska Region; P.O. Box 21628; 
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1628.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in the listed newspapers begin on 
July 1, 2003. This list of newspapers will remain in effect until it is 
superceded by a new list, published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Dale, Alaska Region Group Leader 
for Appeals, Litigation and FOIA; (907) 586-9344.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice provides the list of newspapers 
that Responsible Officials in the Alaska Region will use to give notice 
of decisions subject to notice, comment, and appeal under 36 CFR part 
215. The timeframe for comment on a proposed action shall be based on 
the date of publication of the legal notice of the proposed action in 
the newspaper of record identified in this notice. The timeframe for 
appeal under 36 CFR part 215 shall be based on the date of publication 
of the legal notice of the decision in the newspaper of record 
identified in this notice.
    The newspapers to be used for giving notice of Forest Service 
decisions in the Alaska Region are as follows:

Alaska Regional Office

    Decisions of the Alaska Regional Forester: Juneau Empire, published 
daily except Saturday and official holidays in Juneau, Alaska; and the 
Anchorage Daily News, published daily in Anchorage, Alaska.

Chugach National Forest

    Decisions of the Forest Supervisor and District Rangers: Anchorage 
Daily News, published daily in Anchorage, Alaska.

Tongass National Forest

    Decisions of the Forest Supervisor: Juneau Empire, published daily 
except Saturday and official holidays in Juneau, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Craig District Ranger, the Ketchikan/Misty 
District Ranger, and the Thorne Bay District Ranger: Ketchikan Daily 
News, published daily except Sundays and official holidays in 
Ketchikan, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Admiralty Island National Monument Ranger, the 
Juneau District Ranger, the Hoonah District Ranger, and the Yakutat 
District Ranger: Juneau Empire, published daily except Saturday and 
official holidays in Juneau, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Petersburg District Ranger: Petersburg Pilot, 
published weekly in Petersburg, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Sitka District Ranger: Daily Sitka Sentinel, 
published daily except Saturday, Sunday, and official holidays in 
Sitka, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Wrangell District Ranger: Wrangell Sentinel, 
published weekly in Wrangell, Alaska.
    Supplemental notices may be published in any newspaper, but the 
timeframes for making comments or filing appeals will be calculated 
based upon the date that notices are published in the newspapers of 
record listed in this notice.

    Dated: June 23, 2003.
Denny Bschor,
Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 03-16993 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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