[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 69883]
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[FR Doc No: 04-26468]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Centennial Salvage Timber Sale, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 
Fremont and Clark Counties, ID

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision of the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement for Centennial Salvage Timber Sale, as published in 
the Federal Register pages 54627 to 54629 on September 9, 2004 (Volume 
69, Number 174). This revision includes a change in the purpose and 
need for action and the proposed action.

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SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service is preparing an Environmental Impact 
Statement to document the analysis and disclose the environmental 
impacts of the proposed Centennial Salvage Timber Sale project. This 
revised Notice of Intent is to document the changes in the process.
    Based on initial internal and external scoping this project has 
been identified to qualify under Title I of the HFRA (Healthy Forest 
Restoration Act) Section 102(a)4 due to the existence of a insect 
epidemic that poses a significant threat to ecosystem components and 
forest resource values. The purpose of this project has been updated 
to: Reduce the susceptibility and risk of forested vegetation to 
Douglas-fir beetle and western spruce budworm, reduce hazardous fuels, 
and capture economic value from dead and dying trees.
    In the original NOI the proposed action proposed to use prescribed 
fire on 718 acres to remove encroaching shade tolerant conifers and 
stimulate natural regeneration of whitebark pine and aspen. This has 
been removed from the proposed action. All other aspects of the 
original proposed action have remained the same.

DATES: If you have provided comments to this project then you do not 
need to resubmit your comments. Your comments have been included in the 
project record. If you have further comments described in this revised 
NOI or any additional comments please submit your comments by December 
13, 2004. An open house informational meeting for this project will be 
held on December 8, 2004, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Ashton Ranger 
District, 46 Highway 20, Ashton, Idaho. A slide presentation will be 
given from 7:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. describing the project area and 
proposal.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Centennial Salvage Timber Sale, c/o 
Tom Silvey, Ashton/Island Park Ranger District, P.O. Box 858, Ashton, 
Idaho 83420. Comments can also be electronically mailed (in Microsoft 
Word or .rtf format) to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Silvey, Interdisciplinary Team 
Leader, Ashton/Island Park Ranger District, P.O. Box 858, Ashton, Idaho 
83420. Telephone: (208) 652-7442.

    Dated: November 18, 2004.
Wes Stumbo,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 04-26468 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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