[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34337-34338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14057]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest; Evanston-Mountain View 
Ranger District; Utah; Smiths Fork Vegetation Restoration Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Correction to notice of intent to prepare an environmental 
impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest is submitting a 
correction to the notice of intent for the Smiths Fork Vegetation 
Restoration Project published on May 7, 2012 [77 FR 26733]. The notice 
of intent initially read: ``Only persons who submit specific written 
comments on the proposed action during the 30-day comment period will 
be eligible to file an objection. This comment period represents the 
only opportunity for the public to comment on this proposal prior to 
the objection process. The opportunity to comment will end 30 days 
after a legal notice announcing the request for scoping comments is 
published in the Salt Lake Tribune, which is the newspaper of record.''
    The correction to the notice of intent is as follows: ``Only 
individuals and organizations who have submitted specific written 
comments related to the proposed action during the opportunities for 
public comment provided during the scoping period or the comment period 
on the draft EIS will be eligible to file an objection under the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act. The opportunity to provide scoping 
comments will end 30 days after a legal notice announcing the request 
for scoping comments is published in the Salt Lake Tribune, which is 
the newspaper of record. Comments on the draft EIS itself will be 
solicited when the draft EIS is available. Availability of the draft 
EIS will be made via a notice of availability in the Federal Register 
as well as a legal notice in the Salt Lake Tribune.''

DATES: The scoping period for the Smiths Fork Vegetation Restoration 
Project has been extended. Comments concerning the analysis for the 
proposed action as described in the notice of intent [77 FR 26733] must 
be received or postmarked before the end of the 30-day scoping period 
that begins with the publication of the revised legal notice of scoping 
in the Salt Lake Tribune. Comments that have already been provided in 
response to the notice of intent do not need to be submitted again. All 
comments will be considered part of the project record and will be 
subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: Smiths Fork Vegetation Restoration 
Project, Attention: Rick Schuler, P.O. Box 1880, Evanston, WY 82931. In 
addition, comments may also be delivered by hand Monday through Friday 
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the following physical 
address: 1565 Highway 150, Suite A, Evanston, Wyoming. Comments may

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also be submitted electronically to: [email protected] or submitted via facsimile to 307-783-8639. 
Electronic comments should be submitted in a .pdf, .rtf, .docx, or 
other common format.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pete Gomben, Environmental Coordinator 
for the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District, at 801-236-3407. 
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

    Dated: June 5, 2012.
David C. Whittekiend,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2012-14057 Filed 6-8-12; 8:45 am]
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