[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45709-45710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18795]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Chugach National Forest; Alaska; Revision of the Land Management 
Plan for the Chugach National Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to object to the revised Land Management 
Plan for the Chugach National Forest.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is revising the Chugach National Forest's 
Land Management Plan (Forest Plan). The Forest Service has prepared a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for its revised Forest Plan 
and a draft Record of Decision (ROD). This notice is to inform the 
public that the Chugach National Forest is initiating a 60-day period 
where individuals or entities with specific concerns about the Chugach 
National Forest's revised Forest Plan and the associated FEIS may file 
objections for Forest Service review prior to the approval of the 
revised Forest Plan. This is also an opportunity to object to the 
Regional Forester's list of species of conservation concern for the 
Chugach National Forest.

DATES: The Chugach National Forest's revised Forest Plan, FEIS, draft 
ROD, species of conservation concern list, and other supporting 
information will be available for review at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=40816. The publication date of the legal notice in the 
Chugach National Forest's newspapers of record, Anchorage Daily News 
and Cordova Times (Alaska), initiates the 60-day objection period and 
is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection 
(36 CFR 219.52(c)(5)). An electronic scan of the legal notice with the 
publication date will be posted at the link above.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Chugach National Forest's revised Forest Plan, 
FEIS, draft ROD, and Regional Forester's list of species of 
conservation concern for the Chugach National Forest can be obtained 
online at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=40816, or at the 
following office: Chugach National Forest Supervisor's Office, 161 E 
1st Ave, Door 8, Anchorage, AK 99501, Phone: (907) 743-9500.
    Objections must be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Officer by 
one of the following methods:
     Via regular mail, carrier, or hand delivery to the 
following address: USDA Forest Service, Attn: Objection Reviewing 
Officer, Alaska Region, 709 W 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801, or P.O. Box 
21628, Juneau, AK 99801. Note that the office hours for submitting a 
hand-delivered objection are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Alaska Time, 
Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays.
     Via fax to (907) 586-7840. Faxes must be addressed to 
``Objection Reviewing Officer.'' The fax coversheet should specify the 
number of pages being submitted.
     Electronically to the Objection Reviewing Officer via the 
CARA objection web form: https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public//CommentInput?Project=40816. Electronic submissions must be submitted in 
a format (Word, PDF, or Rich Text) that is readable and searchable with 
optical character recognition software.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chugach National Forest's Revision 
Team Leader, Sue Jennings at (907) 789-6238 or [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 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The decision to approve the revised Forest 
Plan for the Chugach National Forest and the Regional Forester's list 
of species of conservation concern for the Chugach National Forest will 
be subject to the objection process identified in 36 CFR part 219 
Subpart B (219.50 to 219.62). An objection must include the following 
(36 CFR 219.54(c)):
    (1) The objector's name and address along with a telephone number 
or email address if available--in cases where no identifiable name is 
attached to an objection, the Forest Service will attempt to verify the 
identity of the objector to confirm objection eligibility;
    (2) Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a 
scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection);
    (3) Identification of the lead objector, when multiple names are 
listed on an objection. The Forest Service will communicate to all 
parties to an objection through the lead objector. Verification of the 
identity of the lead objector must also be provided if requested;
    (4) The name of the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision being 
objected to, and the name and title of the responsible official;
    (5) A statement of the issues and/or parts of the plan, plan 
amendment, or plan revision to which the objection applies;
    (6) A concise statement explaining the objection and suggesting how 
the draft plan decision may be improved. If the objector believes that 
the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision is inconsistent with law, 
regulation, or policy, an explanation should be included;
    (7) A statement that demonstrates the link between the objector's 
prior substantive formal comments and the content of the objection, 
unless the objection concerns an issue that arose after the 
opportunities for formal comment; and
    (8) All documents referenced in the objection (a bibliography is 
not sufficient), except the following need not be provided:
    a. All or any part of a Federal law or regulation,
    b. Forest Service Directive System documents and land management 
plans or other published Forest Service documents,
    c. Documents referenced by the Forest Service in the planning 
documentation related to the proposal subject to objection, and
    d. Formal comments previously provided to the Forest Service by the 
objector during the proposed plan, plan amendment, or plan revision 
comment period.
    It is the responsibility of the objector to ensure that the 
reviewing officer receives the objection in a timely manner. The 
regulations prohibit extending the length of the objection filing 
period.

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Responsible Official

    The responsible official who will approve the ROD and the revised 
Forest Plan for the Chugach National Forest is Jeff E. Schramm, Forest 
Supervisor, Chugach National Forest, Chugach National Forest 
Supervisor's Office, 161 E. 1st Ave, Door 8, Anchorage, AK 99501, and 
Phone: (907) 743-9500. The responsible official for the list of species 
of conservation concern is David Schmid, Regional Forester, USDA Forest 
Service Alaska Region, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK 99801.
    The Regional Forester is the reviewing officer for the revised 
Forest Plan since the Forest Supervisor is the responsible official (36 
CFR 219.56(e)(2)). The decision to approve the species of conservation 
concern list will be subject to a separate objection process. The Chief 
of the Forest Service is the reviewing officer for species of 
conservation concern identification since the Regional Forester is the 
responsible official (36 CFR 219.56(e)(2)).

    Dated: August 13. 2019.
Richard A. Cooksey,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2019-18795 Filed 8-29-19; 8:45 am]
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