[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 231 (Monday, December 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 67882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5895]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


List of Newspapers To Be Used by the Alaska Region for 
Publication of Legal Notices of Decisions Subject to Administrative 
Appeal Under 36 CFR Part 217

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that Forests and the Regional 
Office of the Alaska Region will use to publish legal notice of all 
decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 217. The intended effect 
of this action is to inform interested members of the public which 
newspapers will be used to publish legal notice of decisions subject to 
appeal under 36 CFR part 217, thereby allowing them to receive 
constructive notice of a decision, to provide clear evidence of timely 
notice, and to achieve consistency in administering the appeals 
process.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in the listed newspapers begins on 
December 1, 2008. This list of newspapers will remain in effect until 
it is superceded by a new list, published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Robin Dale, Alaska Region Group Leader for Appeals, 
Litigation and FOIA; Forest Service, Alaska Region; P.O. Box 21628; 
Juneau, Alaska 99802-1628.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Dale, Alaska Region Group Leader 
for Appeals, Litigation and FOIA; (907) 586-9344.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice provides the list of newspapers 
that Responsible Officials in the Alaska Region will use to give notice 
of decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 217. The timeframe for 
appeal under 36 CFR part 217 shall be based on the date of publication 
of the legal notice of the decision in the newspaper of record 
identified in this notice.
    The newspapers to be used for giving notice of Forest Service 
decisions in the Alaska Region are as follows:

Alaska Regional Office

    Decisions of the Alaska Regional Forester: Juneau Empire, published 
daily except Saturday and official holidays in Juneau, Alaska; and the 
Anchorage Daily News, published daily in Anchorage, Alaska.

Chugach National Forest

    Decisions of the Forest Supervisor: Anchorage Daily News, published 
daily in Anchorage, Alaska.

Tongass National Forest

    Decisions of the Forest Supervisor: Ketchikan Daily News, published 
daily except Sundays and official holidays in Ketchikan, Alaska.
    Supplemental notices may be published in any newspaper, but the 
timeframes for filing appeals will be calculated based upon the date 
that notices are published in the newspapers of record listed in this 
notice.

    Dated: November 21, 2007.
Paul K. Brewster,
Acting Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 07-5895 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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