[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59997-59998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24489]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Newspapers To Be Used by the Alaska Region for Publication of 
Legal Notices of Proposed Actions and Legal Notices of Decisions 
Subject to Administrative Appeal

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that Ranger Districts, 
Forests, and the Regional Office of the Alaska Region will use to 
publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR 
215 and to publish legal notices for public comment on actions subject 
to the notice and comment provisions of 36 CFR 215, as updated on June 
4, 2003. The intended effect of this action is to inform interested 
members of the public which newspapers will be used to publish legal 
notice of actions subject to public comment and decisions subject to 
appeal under 36 CFR 215, thereby allowing them to receive constructive 
notice of a decision or proposed action, 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 
October 1, 2011. 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is superceded by a new list, published in the Federal Register.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 notice, comment,

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and appeal under 36 CFR 215. The timeframe for comment on a proposed 
action shall be based on the date of publication of the legal notice of 
the proposed action in the newspapers of record identified in this 
notice. The timeframe for appeal under 36 CFR 215 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 and the Glacier and Seward 
District Rangers: Anchorage Daily News, published daily in Anchorage, 
Alaska.
    Decisions of the Cordova District Ranger: Cordova Times, published 
weekly in Cordova, Alaska.

Tongass National Forest

    Decisions of the Forest Supervisor and the Craig, Ketchikan/Misty, 
and Thorne Bay District Rangers: Ketchikan Daily News, published daily 
except Sundays and official holidays in Ketchikan, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Admiralty Island National Monument Ranger, the 
Juneau District Ranger, the Hoonah District Ranger, and the Yakutat 
District Ranger: Juneau Empire, published daily except Saturday and 
official holidays in Juneau, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Petersburg District Ranger: Petersburg Pilot, 
published weekly in Petersburg, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Sitka District Ranger: Daily Sitka Sentinel, 
published daily except Saturday, Sunday, and official holidays in 
Sitka, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Wrangell District Ranger: Wrangell Sentinel, 
published weekly in Wrangell, Alaska.
    Supplemental notices may be published in any newspaper, but the 
timeframe for making comments or filing appeals will be calculated 
based upon the date that notices are published in the newspapers of 
record listed in this notice.

     Dated: September 1, 2011.
Beth G. Pendleton,
Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 2011-24489 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
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