[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 03-25129]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


South Manti Timber Salvage; Manti-La Sal National Forest, Sanpete 
and Sevier Counties, UT

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: On March 14, 2002, U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Kimball 
issued an adverse opinion that affected the South Manti Timber Salvage 
project (Record of Decision was signed by acting Forest Supervisor, 
Crockett Dumas, on May 22, 2000). Based upon this decision, it was 
determined that another NEPA analysis and decision (non-significant 
Forest Plan Amendment) would be made to evaluate blue grouse as a 
Management Indicator Species (MIS) and to replace with the northern 
gashawk before the Forest made another decision related to the South 
Manti Timber Salvage project. The Forest has developed an non-
significant Forest Plan Amendment that was signed on June 16, 2003. 
This Amendment changed one MIS from the blue grouse to the northern 
gashawk.
    On March 20, 2003, a team met to review the existing document 
relative to section 18 of the Forest Service NEPA Handbook. 
Consequently, the Forest is developing an addendum to the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) to make simple corrections and 
update the document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Doug Jones, Timber 
Program Manager and Team Leader, Manti-La Sal National Forest, phone 
(435) 636-2817.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the court decision, the 
implementation of this project has been substantially delayed. It is 
anticipated that a new decision will be completed by December of 2003. 
It has not been determined if additional public scoping will be 
completed. If additional scoping is necessary, a legal notice will be 
printed in the paper of record and the original commenters will be 
contacted. The deciding official will be Alice Carlton. In the new 
decision, there will be no entry into any Inventorized Roadless Areas. 
This action will amend the original NOI dated February 17, 1998 (volume 
63, No. 31).

    Dated: July 16, 2003.
Melissa Blackwell,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Manti-La Sal National Forest.
[FR Doc. 03-25129 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]
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