[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 44995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6784]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
RIN 0596-AC22
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Predator Damage
Management in Wilderness Areas
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is extending the public comment period an
additional 30 days for the notice of proposed directives published in
the Federal Register of June 7, 2006 (FR Doc. E6-8839, on pages 32915-
32918) concerning predator damage management in wilderness areas.
Guidance to Forest officers in the management of predator damage in
wilderness areas is contained in the Forest Service Manual (FSM) Title
2300, Recreation, Wilderness, and Related Resources Management and FSM
2600, Wildlife, Fish, and Sensitive Plant Habitat Management. These
proposed directives would conform agency direction regarding predator
damage with provisions in an interdepartmental Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, Wildlife Services Division and the USDA Forest Service. The
MOU, first entered into in 1993, was renewed in 1998, and again in
2004, with minor revisions. Comments received in response to this
notice will be considered in development of the final directives for
predator damage management on National Forest System lands, including
wilderness.
DATES: The comment period has been extended from August 7, 2006, to
September 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Forest Service, USDA, Attn:
Director, Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Resources, 201 14th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20250; by electronic mail to [email protected];
or by fax to (202) 205-1145. Comments may also be submitted by
following the instructions at the Federal e-Rulemaking portal, http://www.regulations.gov. If comments are sent by electronic mail or by fax,
the public is requested not to send duplicate written comments via
regular mail. Please confine written comments to issues pertinent to
the proposed directives; explain the reasons for any recommended
changes; and, where possible, reference the specific section or
paragraph being addressed. The Forest Service may not include in the
administrative record for the proposed directives those comments it
receives after the comment period closes (see DATES) or comments
delivered to an address other than those listed in this ADDRESSES
section.
All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received on these proposed
directives in the Office of the Director, Wilderness and Wild and
Scenic Rivers Staff, Forest Service, USDA, 4th Floor-Central, Sidney R.
Yates Federal Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on business days. Those
wishing to inspect comments are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205-
1706 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Fisher, Wilderness Program, (202)
205-1414, Forest Service, USDA.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service published a document in
the Federal Register of June 7, 2006, in FR Doc. E6-8839, on pages
32915-32918, concerning predator damage management in wilderness areas
for a 60-day comment period. This notice announces a 30-day extension
of the comment period. This extension is necessary to provide the
public with an opportunity to review and comment on the notice of
proposed directives.
Dated: August 3, 2006.
Gloria Manning,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 06-6784 Filed 8-3-06; 5:07 pm]
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