[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37460-37461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16556]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Idaho (Boise, Caribou-Targhee, Salmon-Challis, and Sawtooth 
National Forests and Curlew National Grassland); Nevada (Humboldt-
Toiyabe National Forest); Utah (Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, 
and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests); Wyoming (Bridger-Teton 
National Forest); and Wyoming/Colorado (Medicine Bow-Routt National 
Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland); Amendments to Land 
Management Plans for Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice to extend the public scoping period for supplemental 
notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement; notice 
of updated information concerning the Forest Service greater sage-
grouse land and resource management plan amendments; correction.

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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service is issuing this notice to advise the 
public of a 14-day extension to the public scoping period on the 
supplemental notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement for the amendments to land management plans for greater sage-
grouse conservation.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of the analysis must be received 
by August 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Sage-grouse Amendment Comment, USDA 
Forest Service Intermountain Region, Federal Building, 324 25th Street, 
Ogden, UT 84401.
    Comments may also be sent via email to, [email protected], or via facsimile to 801-625-5277.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Shivik at 801-625-5667 or 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: The original corrected notice of intent for 
public comment on the greater sage-grouse plan amendments was published 
in the Federal Register on July 2, 2018 (83 FR 30909). The original 
notice of intent provided a 30 day comment period, which may be 
insufficient for comment preparation from all interested parties. As 
such, the comment period

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for the original notice is being extended by 14 days.
    If the Forest Service amends land management plans, we hereby give 
notice that substantive requirements of the 2012 Planning Rule (36 CFR 
part 219) that are likely to be directly related, and therefore 
applicable, to the amendments are in sections 219.8(a) and (b) 
(ecological and social and economic sustainability), 219.9 (diversity 
of plant and animal communities), and 219.10(a) (integrated resource 
management for ecosystem services and multiple use).
    The public is encouraged to help identify any issues, management 
questions, or concerns that should be addressed in plan amendment(s) or 
policy or administrative action. The Forest Service will work 
collaboratively with interested parties to identify the management 
direction that is best suited to local, regional, and national needs 
and concerns. The Forest Service will use an interdisciplinary approach 
as it considers the variety of resource issues and concerns.

    Dated: July 26, 2018.
Chris French,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2018-16556 Filed 7-31-18; 8:45 am]
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