[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 135 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 34549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16914]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Allegheny National Forest, PA: Willow Creek All-Terrain Vehicle 
(ATV) Trail Expansion Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Withdrawal of a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The Allegheny National Forest, Bradford Ranger District is 
issuing this notice to advise the public that the agency intends to 
withdraw their Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Willow Creek All-Terrain 
Vehicle (ATV) Trail Expansion Project (WCATEP).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOI for this project was published on 
Friday, April 9, 2004, and can be found in the Federal Register Vol. 
69, No. 69, pages 18866-18867.
    Bradford District Ranger Anthony Scardina has recommended 
cancellation saying: It is important to focus on the maintenance and 
improvement of the recreation facilities and trails that we currently 
have on the District and Forest. This is the message that we continue 
to hear from our visitors and that is made apparent from our recent 
Recreation Facilities Analysis and other data analyses. Some of our 
existing motorized and non-motorized trails and recreation facilities 
need significant amounts of work to be maintained to standard and 
provide quality recreational experiences for our visitors. I have 
determined that it is not a responsible use of public funds to add 24 
to 43 miles of new trail, estimated to cost $40,000 per mile to build. 
Therefore, I recommend that this project be cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony V. Scardina, District Ranger 
or Julie Moyer, IDT Leader, Bradford Ranger District, 29 Forest Service 
Drive, Bradford, PA 16701, telephone (814)-363-6000.
    Responsible Official: Leanne Marten, Forest Supervisor, Allegheny 
National Forest, 4 Farm Colony Drive, Warren, PA 16365, is the 
responsible official.

    Dated: July 10, 2009.
Leanne M. Marten,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. E9-16914 Filed 7-15-09; 8:45 am]
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