[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 52979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17563]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


False Island Timber Sale(s), Sitka Ranger District, Tongass 
National Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Cancel notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is issuing this 
notice to advise the public that we are canceling the notice of intent 
(NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the False 
Island Timber Sale(s) project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Goularte, District Ranger or 
Hans von Rekowski, Team Leader, Sitka Ranger District, 204 Siginaka 
Way, Sitka, AK 99835, phone (907) 747-4220, fax (907) 747-4253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The False Island Timber Sale(s), Sitka 
Ranger District, Tongass National Forest Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement was published in the Federal Register 
Number 150, Pages 50628-50629). The Forest Service is canceling that 
NOI to prepare an EIS for the False Island Timber Sale(s) on the 
southeastern part of Chichagof Island about 35 air miles north of 
Sitka, Alaska, 20 air miles west of Angoon, Alaska, and 15 air miles 
south of Tenakee Springs. The project and this NOI are being cancelled 
because the project is not feasible at this time, primarily due to 
economic consideration of the potential timber sale offering.

    Dated: August 25, 2005.
Forrest Cole,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 05-17563 Filed 9-2-05; 8:45 am]
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