[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26776-26777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2333]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Olympic National Forest, Jefferson County, WA; Dosewallips Road 
Washout Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: On August 12, 2005, the USDA Forest Service (FS), Olympic 
National Forest (ONF), published a Notice of Intent in the Federal 
Register (70 FR 47171) to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for the Dosewallips Road Washout Project. A revised Notice of 
Intent was published on August 26, 2005 in Federal Register (70 FR 
50297). The FS and Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) of 
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) further revise this Notice of 
Intent as follows. Except for the sections noted, all prior information 
remains the same.

DATES: The draft EIS is expected to be released in July 2007, and the 
final EIS is expected to be released in May 2008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Action

    The original proposed action to restore and rebuild the washed out 
section of Forest Service Road (FSR)

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2610 using a low-water crossing has been dropped from further 
consideration. Instead, the ONF and WFLHD proposed to reestablish road 
access previously provided by FSR 2610 to ONF and Olympic National Park 
(ONP) recreational facilities by rerouting the road above its former 
location along the hill-slope above and to the north of the washout. 
Approximately 0.8 mile of single-lane road with turnouts would be 
constructed using standard construction methods. Furthermore, the ONP 
and WFLHD propose to repair the damage to ONP's Dosewallips Road in the 
vicinity of Dosewallips River Falls, about 0.85 mile from the ONF/ONP 
boundary. This proposed action also includes a proposal to amend the 
Forest Plan only for the proposed repair on FSR 2610.

Possible Alternatives

    The potential alternatives have changed since the last Notice of 
Intent for this proposed action was published. In addition to the 
proposed action, the possible alternatives to restore access along the 
damaged section of FSR 2610 are: No action; reroute to restore access 
to cars, recreational vehicles, and trailers upslope of the damage with 
an emphasis to minimize the footprint of the road and thereby the 
resource impacts; and a bridge or causeway to restore access to cars, 
recreational vehicles and trailers. As in the case of the Proposed 
Action, the reroute alternative that would minimize the road footprint 
and impacts also includes proposals to amend the Forest Plan for the 
repair needed on FSR 2610. Any proposed amendments to the Forest Plan 
will be identified and analyzed in the EIS. Under all the action 
alternatives, the ONP proposes to repair the Dosewallips Road near the 
Dosewallips Falls.

Lead and Cooperative Agencies

    The ONF (FS) and WFLHD (FHWA) will be co-lead agencies in 
preparation and completion of the EIS. The ONP (NPS) will be a 
cooperating agency in the completion of the EIS.

Responsible Official

    Mr. Dale Hom, Forest Supervisor, will be th Responsible Official 
for the decisions of the FS. Mr. Hom's contact information is Olympic 
National Forest, 1835 Black Lake Blvd., SW., Suite A, Olympia, WA 
98512. Ms. Clara Conner, Division Engineer, will be the Responsible 
Official for the decisions of FHWA. Ms. Conner's contact information is 
Western Federal Lands Highway Division, 610 East Fifth St., Vancouver, 
WA 98661. Mr. Jonathon B. Jarvis, Regional Director of the NPS Pacific 
West Region, will be the Responsible Official for the decisions of the 
NPS. However, Mr. William G. Laitner, Park Superintendent, will be the 
implementing official for the NPS. Mr. Laitner;s contact information is 
Olympic National Park, 600 East Park Ave., Port Angeles, WA 98362.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Davis, Project Leader, ONF, 1835 
Black Lake Blvd., SW., Suite A, Olympia, Washington 98512; phone (360) 
956-2375; or e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: May 2, 2007.
Dale Hom,
Forest Supervisor, Olympic National Forest.
[FR Doc. 07-2333 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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