[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 201 (Thursday, October 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61395-61396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24262]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


30-Day Pre-decisional Review and Opportunity To Object; Cimarron 
and Comanche National Grasslands Land Management Plan (Grasslands Plan)

AGENCY: The Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Cimarron and 
Comanche National Grasslands, Forest Service, USDA.

    Authority: 36 CFR 219.9(b)(2)(i) and 36 CFR 219.9(b)(3)(iii)

    Notice: Availability of the Cimarron and Comanche National 
Grasslands Land Management Plan (Grasslands Plan), and 30-Day Pre-
decisional Review and Objection Period.
SUMMARY: The Forest Supervisor for the Pike and San Isabel National 
Forests and the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) has 
made available the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Land 
Management Plan (Grasslands Plan) for a 30 day pre-decisional review 
and objection period. The 30-day pre-decisional review and objection 
period commences the day following the publication of the legal notice 
in the Pueblo Chieftain, Pueblo, Colorado.

DATES: October 7, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barb Masinton, 719-553-1400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Supervisor for the PSICC has 
announced a 30-day pre-decisional review and objection period for the 
Grasslands Plan, as provided by 36 CFR 219.13(a). The 30-day pre-
decisional review and objection period will commence the day following 
the publication date of the legal notice in the Pueblo Chieftain, 
Pueblo, Colorado. The publication date of the legal notice in this 
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to 
file an objection (see Forest Service Handbook 1909,12, Chapter 50, 
section 51.13b).
    Objections may be filed only by non-federal agencies, organizations 
and individuals who participated in the planning process through the 
submission of written comments to the Forest Service pertaining to the 
Grasslands Plan or supporting documents. It is helpful to reference 
your earlier written comments to document your standing in this 
objection process. These objections must be: (a) In writing, (b) 
submitted to the Grasslands Plan Reviewing Officer (Regional Forester, 
Rocky Mountain Region), and (c) submitted during the 30-day pre-
decisional review and objection period. Additionally, objections must 
contain the following:
    1. The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the person or 
entity filing the objection. Where a single objection is filed by more 
than one person, the objection must indicate the lead objector to 
contact. The Reviewing Officer may appoint the first name listed as the 
lead objector to act on behalf of all parties to the single objection 
when the single objection does not specify a lead objector. The 
Reviewing Officer may communicate directly with the lead objector and 
is not required to notify the other listed objectors about the 
objection response or any other written correspondence related to the 
single objection;
    2. A statement of the issues and the parts of the Grasslands Plan 
to which the objection applies, and how the objecting party would be 
adversely affected;
    3. A concise statement explaining how the objector believes that 
the Grasslands Plan is inconsistent with law, regulation, or policy, or 
how the objector disagrees with the decision, and providing any 
recommendations for change, and
    4. A signature or other verification of authorship is required (a 
scanned signature when filing electronically is acceptable).
    The written notice of objection, including attachments, must be 
submitted to the Grasslands Plan Reviewing Officer for the Rocky 
Mountain Region by regular mail, e-mail, fax, hand-delivery, express 
delivery, or messenger service.
    Objections that are delivered by hand, by express delivery, or 
messenger service must be delivered during business hours, Monday 
through Friday (excluding holidays) from 7:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., 
Mountain Time. Objections that are sent by regular mail, and those 
delivered by hand, by express delivery, or messenger service will only 
be accepted at:
    USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, ATTN: Rick Cables, 
Regional Forester and Grasslands Plan Reviewing Officer, 740 Simms 
Street, Golden, CO 80401.
    E-mail: Electronically-filed objections will be accepted at: 
[email protected].
    E-mailed objections must be in Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, 
or rich text format (.rtf) file formats. For electronically-mailed 
objections, the sender should typically receive an automated electronic 
acknowledgment from the agency as confirmation of receipt. If the 
sender does not receive an automated acknowledgment of the receipt of 
the objection, it is the sender's responsibility to ensure timely 
receipt by other means.
    Fax: The number to use for faxing written objections is: (303) 275-
5482.
    Objections must he postmarked, e-mailed, faxed, or hand-delivered 
within 30 days following the date of publication of the legal notice in 
the Pueblo Chieftain, Pueblo, Colorado.
    The pre-decisional Grasslands Plan and supporting documents can be 
accessed, viewed, and downloaded at the following Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/projects/forest_revision/. The Grasslands Plan 
is also available in paper copy or compact disc (CD) formats by 
request.
    Note that all objections, including names and addresses, become 
part of the public record and are subject to Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA) requests, except for proprietary documents and information.


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    Dated: October 7, 2008.
Robert J. Leaverton,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E8-24262 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]
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