[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57387-57388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23242]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Revision of the Land Management Plan for Inyo National Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of approval of the revised Land Management Plan for the 
Inyo National Forest.

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SUMMARY: Tammy Randall-Parker, the Forest Supervisor for Inyo National 
Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, has signed the Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the revised Inyo National Forest Land Management Plan. The 
final ROD documents the rationale for approving the revised Land 
Management Plan and is consistent with the Reviewing Officer's response 
to objections and instructions.

DATES: The revised Land Managmenent Plan for Inyo National Forest will 
become effective 30 days after the publication of this notice of 
approval in the Federal Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)). To view the 
final ROD, final environmental impact statement (FEIS), the revised 
Land Management Plan, and other related documents, please visit the 
Inyo National Forest website at: www.fs.usda.gov/main/inyo/landmanagement/planning.
    A legal notice of approval is also being published in Inyo National 
Forest's newspaper of record, the Inyo Register. A copy of this legal 
notice will be posted on the website described above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information about the revised 
Land Management Plan for Inyo National Forest can be obtained by 
contacting Erin Noesser, Forest National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) coordinator, at (760) 873-2449. 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. Written requests 
for information may be sent to [email protected] or Inyo National 
Forest, Attn. INF Plan Revision, 351 Pacu Ln., Suite 200, Bishop, CA 
93514.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Inyo National Forest covers 
approximately two million acres in eastern California. The revised Land 
Management Plan, which was developed pursuant to the 2012 Forest 
Planning Rule (36 CFR 219), will replace the Land Management Plan 
approved in 1988 (including amendments). This new, revised Land 
Management Plan establishes a strong commitment to forest visitors and 
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communities by providing a variety of social and economic benefits 
associated with an all-lands approach to conserving high-priority 
forest ecosystems. The plan components were developed using best 
available scientific information and the consideration of fiscal 
capability.
    A draft ROD, revised Land Management Plan, and FEIS were released 
in August 2018, and were subject to a pre-decisional objection period. 
Twenty-two objections were received, and an in-person objection 
resolution meeting was held in February 2019, with the Reviewing 
Officer and objectors in attendance. The Reviewing Officer's response 
to the objection has been signed by the Deputy Regional Forester for 
the Pacific Southwest Region. The instructions from the Reviewing 
Officer were incorporated into the final ROD. The final ROD to approve 
the revised Land Management Plan for Inyo National Forest has now been 
signed by the Responsible Official, and is available at the website 
described above.

Responsible Official

    The responsible official for the revision of the Land Management 
Plan for the Inyo National Forest is Tammy Randall-Parker, Forest 
Supervisor, Inyo National Forest, 351 Pacu Ln., Suite 200, Bishop, CA 
93514.

    Dated: October 18, 2019.
Allen Rowley,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2019-23242 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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