[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1014-1015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00082]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Powell Ranger District; Utah; Powell Travel Management Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) to disclose the effects of revising the motorized 
travel plan for the Powell Ranger District (District) of the Dixie 
National Forest. The District is proposing to relocate, reclassify, or 
decommission a number of existing roads and trails as well as construct 
or designate new roads and trails. Some of the activities are proposed 
within Inventoried Roadless Areas. This revision only addresses subpart 
B of the Travel Management Rule which provides for a system of National 
Forest Roads, National Forest Trails, and areas on the National Forest 
System (NFS) lands that are designated for motorized use. This project 
does not address over the snow motor vehicle use, motorized cross-
country travel, nor does it revisit motorized cross-country travel for 
big game retrieval. The project is limited to addressing known 
deficiencies for the District in the 2009 Dixie National Forest 
Motorized Travel Plan.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received 
by February 9, 2015. The draft environmental impact statement is 
expected in August, 2015, and the final environmental impact statement 
is expected in March, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Paul Hancock, District Ranger; 
Powell Ranger District; Dixie National Forest; Attn: Powell Travel 
Management, 225 East Center Street, P.O. Box 80, Panguitch, UT 84759. 
Comments may also be sent via email to [email protected], or via facsimile to (435) 676-9391.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Gustafson, Project Leader; 225 
E. Center Street; P.O. Box 80; Panguitch, UT 84759; telephone: (435) 
676-9354; email: [email protected].
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose and Need for Action

    The purpose of this project is to revise the Motorized Travel Plan 
for the Powell Ranger District of the Dixie National Forest. The 
revision is to provide a road and trail system for the District, 
designated for motorized use that is considered safe and responsive to 
public needs and desires, conforms to the Forest Plan, and is 
environmentally sound. This action is needed because: (1) There is a 
need for travel management revisions to restore or protect forest 
resources and conditions. (2) There is a need for travel management 
revisions to provide a broad range of dispersed motorized recreation 
opportunities; to disperse motorized recreation users to prevent 
overuse in popular areas; and provide safety for the user. (3) There is 
a need for travel management revisions to improve special and public 
use administration and to reduce resource impacts from these 
activities.

Proposed Action

    To meet the purpose and need for action, the Powell Ranger District 
of the Dixie National Forest proposes to make changes to the existing 
system of roads on the District. For details of the proposed action 
please visit the following Web page: http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/dixie/landmanagement/projects and click on Powell Travel Management 
Project.

Lead and Cooperating Agencies

    Lead Agency--USDA Forest Service, Dixie National Forest.
    Cooperating Agencies--Garfield and Kane Counties, Utah.

Responsible Official

    Forest Supervisor, Dixie National Forest.

Scoping Process

    This notice of intent initiates the scoping process, which guides 
the development of the environmental impact statement. Additional 
information about the project and information about scheduled public 
meetings can be found on the project Web page at http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/dixie/landmanagement/projects and click on 
Powell Travel Management Project.
    It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times 
and in such manner that they are useful to the agency's preparation of 
the environmental impact statement. Therefore, comments should be 
provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly 
articulate the reviewer's concerns and contentions.
    Please keep comments specific to only this proposal. Comments which 
are not specific to the project and project area will be deemed outside 
the scope of the analysis and will not be considered. If you provide 
recommendations for changes to routes or areas, please include route 
numbers or location descriptions, as well as the reasons for your 
recommendations. If you are including references, citations, or 
additional information to be considered for this project, please 
specify exactly how the material relates to the project. Also indicate 
exactly what part of the material you would like the District to 
consider (such as page or figure number).
    Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names 
and addresses of those who comment, will be part of the public record 
for this project proposal. Individuals or organizations who submit 
timely and specific written comments regarding the proposed project 
will be eligible to file an objection (36 CFR 218). Comments submitted 
anonymously will be accepted and considered; however, anonymous 
comments will not provide the Agency with the ability to provide the 
respondent with subsequent environmental documents nor will the 
respondent be eligible to provide an objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218.


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    Dated: January 2, 2015.
Paul H. Hancock,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2015-00082 Filed 1-7-15; 8:45 am]
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